Tape guiding attachment for sewing machines



Feb. 2, 1932. H. J. REITER 1,343,302

TAPE GUIDING ATTACHMENT FOR SEWING MACHINES Filed Jan. 25, 1929 x/ 2 20y; 26 30 31 b 2; E 0 ti 7 lg! 31 a 1 llvyezv rok' reamed Feb. 2, 1932 amet-es- HENRY J. Barren, on PHI AnnLrHIA, IENNSY-LYANIA, essretton no THEDE none ;.-Arasr orries.

'HOQK ANT) CGMPANY, 0F PHiLA'DELEHIA, Z ENZISYLVANIA, A -GGRBOBABIGN orPENNSYLVANIA V were summer ATTACHMENT see swine meme App i n l d January.2 1$29- S 1Y .33 L37 My invention reiates to attachments which areadapted for employment 7 upon scwi ng machines in operative relation tothe sewing mechanism thereof for gniding either an eye tape or a hooktape to the sewing mechanism.

The invention has especiai relation to at.-

tachments for guiding" eye tape ofythe character in which a cover stripis provided for covering and concealing the rear portions of thefasteners and between which and the main body oithe tape anedge portionof a garment or the like is secured. The cover strip is adapted to coverand concelal'all portions of the eyesexcept theiforward operative loopend portions ;thereof. 1 w g 7 To facilitate the i sert on of the edgeof the garment-betweenthe cover strip and the main body portion of thetape the Isaidcover strip is firstJsecured along one edgeto the mainbody portion ofthe tape by a iine of thread stitching which extendscrosswise of the eyes, the unfastened remaining portion of the coverstrip being bent or turned over the said line of stitching and over thefront ends of the eyes. The edge portion of the.

garment to which the tape is to be secured is placed over the rear endportions of the eyes and adjoining'portions of the main body of the tapeafter which the cover strip 1s folded down. over and .ontothe edge 91'-tion of the garnient'and securedto' the latter and to the adjoiningportion ofthe main body .ofthe tape by a line of stitching formed.therein. I V a I r v The general object of the invention is .to

provide an attachment having means of novel 7 construction for turningthe said cover strip from open position into closed position .overlyingthe edge portion of a garment so that the tape and garment areassembledad vance of the sewing mechanism .of the sewing machine whereby-thsecuring of the tape to the garment is facilitated. i

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vide a novel ta eeuidin attachment which" b. b t e not only is of'ez'gtremely simple construction but w rich is highly efficient for thepurpose above indicate .7 V i I Another object of the invention is toprevide the attachment with means to facilitate m anis l vation;

the location of an end of the edge portion of h garm nt to ic the t pbein 5 curedin prope ssh- 9 1 re ati t9 the islet-h of the tape and othe fasteners, Whether eyes or h ok ca h re y- VV'thout attempting tos'et forththe many and various other objects of the invention I shallnow proceed with adetailed description {thereof wherein will be pointedout other and additional objects or else such other and di io a o j ctWii'i e m appa en t l ithe said description.

ln der. t at th nventi n may "be und o d ecl iy and its Pr c i l edv neee fully appreciated reference should hehad to.

nventionis .sasseptlible f m ment i other forms of construction thanthatshown, andthat changes -in the details of'construction aybe made withinthe sec e of the claims without departing from the invention ortheprinciple thereof;

In e dra i gs r 1 'ss a i in t p P o a ta hm 'em di'i g t inv n i n. ana freementary portion of a sewing machine upon the, table of which thesaid attachment is mounted;

mech i a mb d -ment st- 2 is a lons tn i ia C i salW of h ai a t chmentm nt upo th W s machi e abl as ho n n Fig-l, a showing .a portion of thesaid table in transr e sec on and pa t o f he s wi g Fi e.- 1s a newtrans rs e tio ho ing n a m o'ftepe wh ch adap to b g id d by th saidattachm nt,"

. is- 4 1s avieW in mn ver e se ti t k n onthe line ofFig. 1 h

Fig- 5 is a transve se sectional ew tak n h i .e"5 Qfi igl;

Fig. 6 isa sectional view taken on the 'line 6-'6 of Fig. 1, a portionof the said attachment being shown in transverse section;

Fig. .Z 'is a view in elevation of a portion of one end of theattachment looking from the right toward the left in Fig.1; and:

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Fig. 8 is a transverse sectional view of a portion of the attachmenttaken on the line 88 of Fig. 1.

In the drawings 1 have shown a fragmentary portion of a sewing machinetable 1. upon which the attachment is mounted. The sewing mechanism isof usual construction and comprises two needles, one of which is shownat 2, a needle supporting bar 3, a presser foot Al and its supportingbar 5, a feed plate 6 having an opening 7 therethrough into which theserrated upper face portion of a feed dog Sis adapted to be projected,which feed dog is supported upon a supporting arm or the like 9. Forfeeding the work the feed dog may be given a four-motion movement byknown means, as usual. The feed dog is provided with a couple ofopenings 10 into which the needles 2 enter in the sewing operation.

Although, as previously indicated, the attachment as illustrated isadapted especially for the guiding of the eye tape of hook and eye tapegarment fastening means, it is to be understood that the principle ofthe invention is applicable to attachments for guiding the hook tape ofhook and eye tape garment fastening means.

The attachment comprises a base plate having what may be regarded as abottom portion 15, the latter in turn having at its opposite edgesportions 15 and 15 which are turned over and inwardly of the said bottomportion and are spaced in parallel relation thereto as shown in thedrawing. A plate 16 is located directly underneath the inwardly turnedportion 15 and its inner edge portion projects a considerable distanceinward- 1y of the inner edge of the said portion 15. A spacing plate orbar 18 is located between the outer edge portion of the plate 16 and.the outer part of the bottom portion 15 of the base plate. The plate 18is relatively narrow as compared with the plate 16 and is of a thicknessto support the inner portion of the plate 16 in the desired spaced relation to the bottom portion 15 of the base plate. Mounted above theinwardly turned portion 15 is a plate 17 which plate is spaced from theportion 15 by means of an interposed plate 21. The combined thickness ofthe plate 21 and of the inwardly turned portion 15 is such as to providethe required space between the inner edge portion of the plate 17 whichprojects beyond the inner edges of the portions 15 and 21, and thecorresponding portion of the plate 16. The several plates 15, 15 16, 17,18 and 21 may be secured together by soldering, welding, brazing or inany other way which may be known.

The rear end, that is, the left hand end having reference to Fig. 1 ofthe drawings, of the plate 17 terminates at 22 as indicated in Fig. 1.

The inner edge of the said plate 17 is provided with an inwardly andupwardly extending flange portion 25. The angle which the said flangeportion makes with the plane of the plate 17 gradually decreases fromthe front end to the rear end thereof. At its front end the angle of thesaid flange portion 25 to the plate 17 may be approximately 45. The saidangle gradually decreases toward the rear end until finally at its rearend the angle which it makes with the said plate 17 is small, as isindicated in Fig. 5 of the drawings. It will be understood that theangular relation of the flange 25 to the plate 17 may be varied throughpractical limits without departing from the invention.

The purpose of the flange 25 is to engage and turn the cover strip 26from the open position shown in Fig. 8 of the drawings over into verynearly closed position,las indicated in Fig. 5. The said cover strip isshown in different partially closed positions in Figs. 4; and 5. Thecover strip 26 is turned into completely closed position by means of ashort section. of plate 25 which although of greater thickness than theplate 1'? constitutes in effect an extension thereof. The plate 1'?preferably consists of German silver, whereas the plate 25 preferablyconsists of brass because the latter offers greater resistance to thewearing action of the presser foot which in its operation may contactwith the inner edge thereof than would the softer metal of the plate 17.It will be understood, however, that these plates may consist of anyother suitable metal. The plate 25 is mounted upon and over the plate 21and may be secured thereto in any suitable manner as by soldering,welding, brazing and'the like. The inner edge portion of the plate 25projects beyond the inner edges of the plate 21 and of the portion 15and is spaced in substantially parallel relation to the inner edgeportion of the plate 16, as is clearly shown in Fig. 6 of the drawings.Preferably the under side of the inne edge portion of the plate 25projects slightly downwardly as indicated in Fig. 6.

The forward or front end of the flange 25 is cut or beveled off shown at27 in Fig. 'l for a purpose which hereinafter will be more fullyexplained. The inner edge portion of the forward or front end of theplate 16 also is cut away or beveled as shown at 28.

A plate 30 is mounted upon the outer edge portion of the bottom part 15of the base plate in opposed relation, transversely of the attachment,to the tape guidin and supporting plate 16 previously referred to. Thesaid plate 30 is supported in spaced relation to the bottom part 15 ofthe base plate by means of a plate 81 which is located between the outeredge portion of the plate 30 and the bottom part 15 of the base plate.The thickness of the plate 31 is sufficient to support the plate 30 insubstantially the same plane as the plate 16.

The said plate isheld between the plate 31 and the inwardly turnedportion 15 pro viously referred to. The inner edges of the plates 16 and30 are in opposed spaced rela .bottompart 15of the base plate aresecured together by soldering. welding, brazing or otherwise, as may bepreferred.-

In the employment or use of the device the opposite edge portions of themain or bony portion of the tape pass through the said attachmentunderneath the inner edges of the plates 16 and 30. The front operativeend portions 3-6of the fasteners overlie the inner edge portion of theplate ".16; that is, the inner edge of the plate 16 projects between themain or body part'of thetape and the rent operative end portions 36 ofthe fasteners. The said edge portion ofthe plate 16 constitutes asupport and guide for the tape- The beveling or inclining of the inneredge portion of the front end of the plate 16 facili-- tates its entrybetween the front operative end portions 36 of the fasteners and thead-. joining portion of the body part of the tape. The relationshipofthe tapeand the front operativeend portions of the eyes to the inneredge portion'of theplate 16 is clearly shown in the drawings. Theopposite or rear ends of the fasteners contact with the inner edge ofthe plate 30 and are guided mentwith the supporting and guiding edges;

of the plates 16 'and 30 in relation .to the parts of the tape asindicated in the drawings and as described. Upon placingthe tape inengagement with the guiding elements of the attachment the coverstr1.p,'in open position as illustrated in Fig. 3, is placed over orabove the forward corner portion 37 of the'inner edge of the plate 17 bywhich it is given an initial turn toward closedposition. and is guidedto the rearwardly, inwardlyand upwardly inclined'edge portion 27 of theguide flange portion 25 and is thereby, guided underneath'the saidflange portion which. op-

erates to turn the strip downwardly onto the adjoining edge portion of afabric 10 which has been placed in position'underneath the and of theplate 30. The corner at the inner edge of the front end of the plate 17,maybe turned slightly downwardly asindicated at The inwardly lapped bytheinc tion 28, previously referred to, of the said a plate 16.Preferably the upper side of the 40 in Figs. 1 and 7 of the drawingsbutthe turning down of such corner is not essential to my invention.

To cause the inneredge portion of the tape supporting and guiding plate16 to enter between the front operative portions 36 of'the fasteners andthe adjoining main .or body portion of the tape 35 I have provided in ythe bottom portion 15 of the base plate an '75;

upwardly projecting protuberance 40" which is located near the front endof the attachment and intermediate the opposing edges of the plates 16and '30. The said protuberance may be, though not necessarily, slightlyoverlined or beveled edge por inclined or beveled edge portion 28is-beveled as indicated at 40 for facilitating the en trance of theinner edge portion of theplatc 16 nearits front end between the endsofthe fasteners and the body portion of the tape.

portion of the tape is held down by the overlying lnner edge portion ofthe tape supportingand guiding plate16. It willbe apparenttherefore thatthe successive elevation of the longitudinal central portion of thetape.

effects a corresponding elevation of the fas teners as they. travel.over the protuberance 40 so that the angular space between the frontoperative end portion of. a fastener and the adjoining part of the. bodyportion ofthe tape is increased andv the entrance of the edge 1 V of theplate between the fastener and the tape" thereby assured. V

For the purpose of properly locating and registering the rear end of theedge portion of the garment as it is fed. through-the sewing machinewith respect to a fastener upon the tape I have provided an elongated.open- :ing orslot 41 in. the plate 25 of the attach? ment through whichthe front or operative end portions 36 of the fasteners are visible. Thetape with the garment having'its edge portion interposed between thecover strip 26 in its closed position and the adjoining opposing portionof the main or base part of thetape are. fed through the sewing machineby the feed mechanism thereof which is of the tape while the presserfoot engages the 7 top side of the tape including the cover strip 26 andwith a portion of the fabric of the garment in adjoining relation to theouter overturned edge of the said cover strip.

For the purpose of fastening the attachment adjustably to the top sideofthe table of the sewing machine I have provided the same with aprojection 44 which-extends'out 7 plates being supported in spacedopposing tape mechanism of a sewn plate a l-. mounted in a slot or cutout portion formed in the top of the table as indicated at d8; or thesaid screws may engage screw threaded openings provided in the table itself.

It will be seen that by my invention 1 have provided a tape guidingattachment f r guiding the tapes of hook and eye tape garment fastenirgdevices having plates provided with, thin or knife-like ed es forengaging the tape and the hooks thereon for supporting ano guiding thesame to the sewing mechanism, and having means whereby the assembling ofan edge portion of a garment therewith and in proper relation to partsthereof is facilitated; and it also 'ill be seen that 1 am enabled toaccomplish the results so it to be accomplished by me by the use of deice which while novel yet is extremely simple in construction andoperates with great efficiency.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

1. An attachment of the character described for guiding a tape of hookand eye garment fastening means to the sewing i g machine, whichcomprises a couple of thin plat s supported upon the table of a sewingmachine in position to guide a tape to the sewing mechanism of the saidmachine, ti inner of the said plates being held in spaced opposedrelation to each other, the inner edge of one of the said plates beingaoapted to engage a tape between portions of the fastening devicescarriedthereon and the opposing side portion of the said tape, and theedge of the otaer of said plates being adapted to contact s I the endsof the opposite portions of the said fastening devices.

2. An attachn'ient of the character des 'ribed which adapted to guidethe eye tape of hook and eye garment tape fastening means to the sewingmechanism of a sewing machine, which comprises a base plate, a conple ofthin pla mounted on one side of the opposite edge portioi'is of the saidbase plate, the inner edges of the said second named relation to eachother, the inner edge of one of said plates being adapted. to engage thesaid tape between portions of the fastening deivces carried thereon andthe opposing side portion of the said tape, and the inner edge of theother of said of the said fastening devices and operating plates beingadapted to contact with the ends of t 1e opposite portlons to retain thesaid tape in engagement with the edge portion of the first named plate.

3. An attachment of the character described for guiding the eye tape ofgarment hook and eye tape fastener means to the sewing mec anism of asewing machine, which tape comprises a cover strip in initially openposition, wnich attachment comprises a base plate, plates secured uponthe opposite edge portions of said base plate, the inner edges of thesecond named plates being spaced from the said base plate and beinglocated in 0pposed spaced relation to each other, the inner edge of oneof the said plates adapted to en gage the tape between the frontoperative ends of the eyes thereof and the adjoining opposed sideportion of the base of the said tape, and the inner edge of the other ofsaid plates adapted to contact with the opposite rear ends of the saideyes, and a plate mounted upon the first of the two second named platesand overlying and being in spaced relation to the inner edge portionthereof, and the said third named plate having an inwardly, up" wardlyand rcarwardly inclined flange portion which is adapted to contact withthe open cover strip of the said tape and turn the same from open intoclosed position.

l. An attachment of the character dese 'ibed for guiding the eye tape ofhook and eye tape garment fastening means to the sewing mechanism of asewing machine, the said tape having an initially open cover stripthereon, the said attachment comprising a base plate, a plate secured toone ed 'e portion of the said base plate and extending inwardlythereover and in spaced relation thereto, a plate secured to theopposite edge portion of the said base plate and extending inwardlythereover and in spaced. relation thereto, the inner edges of saidplates being located in spaced parallel relation to each other and insubstantially the same plane, and a plate mounted upon the upper side ofthe outer portion of one of the two last named plates and having itsinner edge spaced from the plate on which it is mounted, and the saidinner edge being provided with an inwardly, upwardly and rearwardlyinclined flange portion which is adanted to engage the open cover stripand turn the same over into closed position.

5. An attachment of the character described for guiding the e e tape ofhook and eye tape garment fastening means to the sewing mechanism of asewing machine, the said tape having a cover strip thereon whichinitially is folded over the operative front ends of the eyes upon thesaid tape, the said attachment comprising a base plate, a tapesupporting and guiding plate mounted upon one edge portion of the saidbase plate and extending inwardly thereover, the inner edge of saidsecondnamed plate being adapted to engage the said tape between theoperative base plate and extending inwardly thereover,

its inner edge being located in spaced opposed relation to the edge ofthe said supporting and guiding plate and being adapted to engage therear end of the said eyes to retain the tape in engagement with theinnor edge of the said supporting and guiding plate, and a plate mountedupon the upper side of the outer portion of the said supporting andguiding plate and having its, inner edge portion in spaced relation tothe inner edge of the said supporting and guiding plate and also havingan inwardly extending flange portion which is adapted to engage the saidcover strip and to turn the same over into closed position over the rearend portions of the said eyes and onto the edge portion of a garmentwhich may be located underneath the said flange portion.

6. An attachment of the character described for supporting and guiding atape of a hook and eye tape garment fastening means to the sewingmechanism of a sewing machine, which attachment comprises a base plate,a tape supporting and guiding plate mounted upon one edge POItlOI'l Ofthe said base plate and extending inwardly thereof,

the inner edge of said plate being spaced from the said base plate, aplate mounted on the opposite edge portion of the said base plate andextending inwardly thereof, its inner edge being located in spacedopposed relation to the inner edge of the said tape supporting andguiding plate, a plate mounted upon the outer portion of the said tapesupporting and guiding plate the inner edge of which is located aboveand in spaced relation to the inner edge of the said tape supporting andguiding plate, and means provided in adjoining relation to the rear endof thesaid last mentioned plate for enabling a fabric to which the tapeis being'secur-ed by the sewing mechanism to be placed in predeterminedrelation to the said tape.

7. An attachment of the character de scribed for guiding the eye tape ofa hook and eye tape garment fastening means to the sewing mechanism of asewing machine,

which eye tape is provided with a cover strip which is initially in openposition overlying the front operative ends of the eyes mounted upon thesaid tape, the said attachment comprising a tape supporting and guidingplate the inner edge of which is adapted to engage the tape between thefront operative ends of the eyes thereon and the adjoining opposedportion of the said tape, a plate having its inner edge supported inopposed spaced relation to the inner edge of the tape supporting andguiding plate and adapted to contact with the rear ends of the eyes uponthe said tape, and a plate mounted upon the outer portion ofthetapesuppOrting and guiding plate? the inner edge of which is locatedabove: and: in: spacedrrelation to the V inner edge ofthe saiditapesupporting and guiding plate and is provided with: an inwardly,upwardly. and rearward-Ly inclined flange-portion which is adaptedztoengage and turn the said coverstrip from open: into closed; position inoverlying relation: to.- the edge portion of a garment overlyingaxportion 'o-f the'tape, the said :last mentioned plate having anopeningtherethrough inadoining relation to its rear i endzithrough which.portionsof the eyes upon the said tape are visible whereby one endofthe-edge .portion ofthe'fabricof the garment to which the 7 said tape tobe-secured by the sewing mechanism maybe positioned 1n desired relationto any one of the said eyes.

8.. An attachment of the character- ,described for" supporting and'guiding one of the tapes of a hook and eye tape garmentfas toning:means'to the sewing mechanism of a sewing machine, which attachmentcomprises a base plate, a tape supportingand guiding plate mounted uponthe saidv base plate and spaced-therefrom, the edge portionofsaidplatebeing adapted to engage between the fasteners and-the saidtape, and means for causing the forward inner edge portion of the saidplate to enter suceessively the spaces between the said fasteners andadjoining: portions of the; said tape.

9. An attachment; of the character described for guiding a tape of ahook and eye tape garment fastening means tothe sewing mechanism of asewing machine, which comprises a base plate, a tape supporting andguiding plate mounted upon the said base plate, the inner edge portionof which tape supporting and guiding plate is spaced from the said baseplate, and an upwardly extending protuberance upon the said base platein adjoining relation to its front end and located laterally of theadjoining inner edge portion of the said tape supporting and guidingplate, the said protuberance being adapted to lift portions of the saidtape successively as the latter passes thereover to increase the anglebetween end portions of the fasteners on the tape and adjoining portionsof the tape to facilitate the entry of the-inner edge of the front endportion of the said tape supporting and guiding plate between the saidfasteners and adjoining portions of the said tape.

- 10. An attachment of the character described for guiding the eye tapeof hook and eye tape garment fastening means to the sewing mechanism ofasewing machine, which comprises a base plate, a tape supporting andguiding plate mounted in spaced relation to the said base plate, theinner edge portion of the said tapesupporting and guiding plateconsisting of a free edge portion, the front end portion of the inneredge portion of the said plate being inclined outwardly, the inner edgeportion of the said tape supporting and guiding plate adapted to engagebetween the front operative end portions of the said eyes and adjoiningportions of the tape, and means provided upon the said base plate whichis adapted to lift the said eyes and cause the said front operative endportions thereof to pass onto the upper side of the inner edge portionof the said tape supporting and guiding plate.

11. An attachment of the character described for guiding a tape of hookand eye tape garment fastening means to the sewing mechanism of a sewingmachine, which comprises a base plate, a couple of thin plates supportedupon the said base plate, the inner edge portions of which are in spacedrelation to each other and the said inner portions constituting freeedge portions, one of the said plates adapted to engage between thefront operative end portions of the fasteners on the tape, and the inneredge of the other of said plates adapted to contact with the oppositeends of said fasteners, and means provided upon the said base plate forcausing the first named plate to enter the spaces be tween the frontoperative end portions of the said fasteners and the adjoining portionsof the tape.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have hereuntosigned my name this 22nd day of January, 1929.

HENRY J. REITER.

